Stussy

Pleasure Island, now the second most Holy Land in the Night Sea Domain after Pagila Island, a paradise for men, is being built rapidly with the covert assistance of the World Government.

The construction of an island was completed in less than two years, which is fast enough.

At a tremendous cost, amounting to tens of billions of Beli, all the pre-planned goals for Pleasure Island have been achieved.

Looking down at Happy Island from above, the layout of the houses on the entire island resembles a blooming pink rose.

A lewd atmosphere permeated the air, and pirates thronged the streets.

The luxurious clubhouses had their doors and windows tightly closed, providing excellent sound insulation. They were all made of special wood and were quite valuable.

Of course, there were also confident members who opened their windows and made no attempt to hide their strength, their proud cries echoing across the wide streets.

This situation, on the contrary, can arouse the desires of others and make them even more excited.

Pleasure Street, naturally, has joy as its theme.

The massive influx of people in the Night Sea Domain also provides Pleasure Island with an ample source of customers, even to the point of supply falling short of demand.

The Night Sea Domain also has a large number of pirates who are not affiliated with the Night Pirates, and they are the main customers of Pleasure Island.

"How lively!" At the highest point in the center of Pleasure Street, atop a luxurious palace, behind a huge floor-to-ceiling window, a figure looked down over the entire Joy Island.

The woman speaking had shoulder-length blonde hair, a white shawl, a tall figure, an elegant demeanor, and a languid expression; she was very charming.

This woman, who appears young, is actually quite old and not as simple as she seems.

Her name is Stussy, and she is known as the "Queen of the Pleasure District," one of the kings of the underworld.

Of course, this is only what's on the surface. Her true identity is a secret member of CP0, the world's highest intelligence agency, which is affiliated with the World Government and helps the World Government obtain firsthand intelligence.

As one of the world's largest entertainment venues, Pleasure Street attracts guests from all over the world every day, and its unique nature makes it an undisputed hub for information.

The importance of the Pleasure Street to the World Government is self-evident, which is why Stussy's status is also special. Even when the World Government was in its most critical moment, Stussy was never asked to take action.

Of course, this is also because the World Government has sufficient confidence in its victory.

These days, Stussy has come to this island, this masterpiece that can be described as perfect.

Although he knew some of the details about Pleasure Island, it was only after arriving on the island that Stussy truly grasped just how prosperous it was and how much profit it contained.

If it weren't for its enormous development potential and the support of the World Government, she wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to build such an island in the Night Sea Domain.

Only she knows how much she sacrificed.

In the New World, there are many entertainment Pleasure Street, but even the largest Pleasure Street cannot compare to the size of this island.

Putting aside the enormous amount of money spent on Beli, the other costs were also enormous, including manpower, which needed to be drawn from various Pleasure Street.

This has had a significant impact on these other Pleasure Street.

As a result, many of the people trained by Stussy had to be put to use as an emergency measure.

The World Government also secretly expanded the slave trade, sending large numbers of women to Stussy's forces.

To be honest, although Pleasure Street earns a lot of Beli, it doesn't own much. In recent years, due to the World Government's predicament, it has not only received no financial support, but has also had to draw blood from Pleasure Street to supplement its own development needs.

Especially in the years following the Golden Sea Battle.

To date, a large portion of the Beli earned has had to be given to the World Government.

This is a rather awkward situation. The development of the World Government, apart from the Heavenly Gold, actually requires the support of the Pleasure Street.

Although the Pleasure Street is highly profitable, it also requires a large amount of Beli to maintain. The girls' lives require money, and it can't all be just money-making machines. Otherwise, the Pleasure Street couldn't have grown so large.

The operation of the Pleasure Street is generally legal, and many of the girls there join voluntarily. Profits are generated through a commission system.

Therefore, the total net profit is tens of billions of Beli every year. Such a profit was not small even for the World Government in the past, let alone now.

Happy Island is currently generating substantial daily profits; it's a veritable money-making machine, and this is yet to come.

Unfortunately, the lion's share of the profits went to the Night Pirates. The island was provided by the Night Pirates, as were the people who built Pleasure Night Pirates. Pleasure Street only needed to provide money, blueprints, and manpower.

The operation of Pleasure Street is entirely dependent on the Night Pirates. The Night Pirates hold the lifeline of Pleasure Island; if supplies are cut off, Pleasure Island cannot continue to operate.

Moreover, outsiders have to hand over a portion of the profits from their operations in the Night Sea Domain to the Night Pirates.

While Pleasure Island is said to belong to Pleasure Street, it actually belongs to the Night Pirates.

This is a classic case of using someone else's resources to their advantage; if the Night Pirates wanted to, they could easily seize Pleasure Island directly.

Did Stussy not know? Did the World Government not know? But in order to obtain information about the Night Pirates, they still decided to do it.

First, the Night Pirates would never do such a thing, given their consistent style.

Secondly, given the strength of the Night Pirates, they need to prepare in advance to deal with them, by first planting a hidden seed in the Night Pirates Night Sea Domain.

However, they were unaware that Teach already knew that Stussy was a member of the World Government.

If they had known, they would never have done such a thing; unfortunately, they didn't know.

Stussy simply couldn't refuse the World Government's decision.

Now, Stussy frowned slightly. It seemed that something was about to happen since he had come to the Night Sea Domain.

She is glamorous and has earned the title of "Queen of the Pleasure District" based solely on her appearance; she does not only control the Pleasure Street.

Stussy is a man of exceptional business and social skills, comparable to other kings of the underworld, and has earned the recognition of elites from all walks of life.

Such a woman is very perceptive.

She had sensed something was wrong with her younger sister, Stephanie, a long time ago, and their conversations often revolved around the Night Pirates.

This is normal, after all, Stephanie's rise was due to the rise of the Night Pirates.

The World Government's mission for Stephanie was also to befriend the Night Pirates and obtain information about Night Pirates.

Just like her close friendship with Big Mom.

As they talked more, Stephanie concealed her true feelings very well, but Stussy noticed a slight flaw, especially when discussing the World Government. Stussy didn't sense any respect from his sister for the World Government.

Furthermore, they shouldn't have been talking about these things. Once or twice is fine, but too much talk, and even the idea of obtaining World Government intelligence from her, are problematic.

Compared to Stussy, Stephanie is still lacking; she simply doesn't have enough experience.

Reflecting on his sister's rise to power, which was largely due to the Night Pirates and even more so to the support of the World Government, he realized that...

However, Stussy realized that his sister maintained some kind of connection with the Night Pirates that the World Government was unaware of, and had even betrayed the World Government by joining the Night Pirates' ranks.

Considering the repeated intelligence leaks within the World Government, which have resulted in significant losses in various aspects.

If Stephanie was providing intelligence to the Night Pirates, and if the Night Pirates were behind these events, then all of this makes sense.

She had no evidence, but the more she thought about it, the more likely she was to be right.

In that case, the Night Pirates are quite terrifying. They are even more deeply hidden than the World Government imagined, having planted an eye within the World Government long ago. With Stephanie's help, they have obtained an unknown amount of intelligence about the World Government over the years.

She understood her sister well, and because of this, Stephanie unknowingly revealed many flaws in her behavior.

Stussy did not inform the World Government of this information. After guessing that Stephanie was connected with the Night Pirates, Stussy quickly changed his perspective.

She should consider the issue and make decisions from her own perspective, or rather, from the perspective of the two sisters, rather than from the perspective of the World Government's interests.

Stephanie is her sister, her only family. No matter how cold-hearted she may be, she cannot abandon family ties; this is her weakness.

Therefore, at a young age, she went to the dangerous New World to carry out missions and became the "Queen of the Pleasure District".

Her younger sister was arranged to stay in West Blue to take care of her.

Although Stussy was instilled with the idea of loyalty to the World Government, his loyalty remained, but he was not completely brainwashed.

Compared to the World Government, she cares more about herself. In the past, her interests were tied to the World Government, but now, she may be heading down the path of turning her back on the World Government.

The World Government's decline has already caused dissent, and Stussy is just one of them. It doesn't affect his loyalty to the World Government, but they also need to find a way out for themselves.

Stussy hadn't originally thought this way, but after learning about his sister's problem, he had to consider his own well-being.

She only had one path to take.

Giving her own sister away—regardless of whether she would actually do it—is tantamount to courting death.

If his sister is dealt with by the World Government, he won't fare any better; his current status and position will likely be stripped away.

Alternatively, she could retain her current identity while her sister is imprisoned as leverage against her.

Stussy knew all too well what the World Government was capable of doing.

How could she make such a decision that is detrimental to herself?

Stephanie had no idea that she had already been exposed to her sister, who was simply pretending not to know.

Looking at the time, it's almost time.

She was also about to set off; Stephanie had already arrived on Pagila Island, and the two of them would be going to see the Dark Emperor together.

An invitation was extended to celebrate the complete completion of Pleasure Island, primarily to her, with Stephanie as her sister.

Judging from the subtle emotions her younger sister was expressing, she seemed to be expecting something.

Stussy had already guessed what might happen after this invitation.

With the World Government and the Night Pirates already ruled out, does she have any other choice?

Of course, she could choose not to side with the Night Pirates, stick to her identity, not reveal her sister's situation, and not provide the Night Pirates with information about the World Government, thus maintaining the status quo.

But what's the point?

She is a smart woman; she knows how to choose what is more beneficial to herself.

Those who understand the times are wise, Stussy is such a person.

Unbeknownst to her, in a shadowy corner not far from her, someone was silently observing her.

While Stussy's strength may not be on par with top-tier fighters, she is still considered one of the stronger members of CP0, and she hasn't eaten Devil Fruit yet.

He was completely unaware of being spied on by others.

It's not that she's incapable, but that person is too powerful.

Rediat silently used his mind-reading ability to eavesdrop on Stussy's thoughts, a glint of surprise in his eyes.

"Looks like a pleasant surprise, we've got it covered."

Teach assigned him to keep an eye on Stussy, to see if Stussy would do anything unusual. Staying vigilant was necessary; he didn't like things getting out of control and wanted to prevent any accidents from happening to Stussy.

If there are any problems with the collaboration with Stephanie, the most likely cause is Stussy.

Sure enough, just as he had thought, Stussy had already noticed Stephanie's problem.

However, in the end, she made the right choice.

Stussy's inner turmoil was impossible to hide from Rediat; he knew that Stussy's subjugation would proceed smoothly without any surprises.

In the shadows, Rediat quietly slipped away.

"Is that so?" Teach was somewhat surprised, but not unexpected, upon receiving the news from Rediat.

"She made the right choice. Since that's the case, there's no need for all that trouble. Let Stephanie confront her directly, and then we can meet again to discuss what to do next."

Teach held the Den Den Mushi in one hand, his body floating in the air as he flew rapidly. "I'm on my way back now."

A few days ago, he went to Arcas Island, keeping it a secret from their two children, and spent a short honeymoon with Monica. In just one week, he took Monica to many places she had never been before.

Witness the unique landscape of the sea.

Having Darkness Space, there are no problems with living supplies.

For Monica, it was a wonderful journey. She had never seen so many beautiful landscapes before, and she had never left Arcas Island since she was a child.

Teach also devoted himself to accompanying her. He didn't have much time, and Monica was his haven, but he wouldn't indulge in her too much.

A woman is actually quite easy to please, and that was enough for Monica. She hoped that Teach would be safe and sound and that her child would grow up well.

At the same time, new life was being conceived, Teach could clearly feel it.

"Alright, let them communicate on their own." Rediat. Stussy only had one option, which made things easier and avoided the need for threats.

Just like when Teach threatened Stephanie to bring her onto the ship, what could Stussy do? They were pirates; to disobey meant death.

If all else fails, try altering memories; there's always a way.